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Mikołaj Potocki

Kamianets-Podilskyi, 1520 – Kraków, 12 May 1572

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A life in time

  1. 1520

    Born in Kamianets-Podilskyi

  2. 1554–1568

    2 children are born

  3. 12 May 1572

    Dies in Kraków

Family

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Partner

Children · 2

During his lifetime

He lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Kamianets-Podilskyi.

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The 1520s · Mikołaj is born in Kamianets-Podilskyi

In the news1529

First Lithuanian Statute enacted

The First Lithuanian Statute of 1529 guaranteed that the nobility could not be punished without a trial and secured their land ownership.

Getting around

Travel duration between towns

A journey of about 70 kilometers between Uman and Stavisht typically took a full day and night, requiring an overnight stop along the route.

In the news1520

Poll tax established in 1520

A poll tax was agreed upon in 1520, with nobles paying based on landholdings and tenant farmers paying 1 grosz each.

Daily life

Education at churches and monasteries

Children received basic education at churches and monasteries, where specialized teachers called scribes taught writing in Church Slavonic, basic arithmetic, prayers, and singing. Schools were often located in the largest cities.

What people wore

Affordable winter headwear for women

A simple Turkish headscarf, known as a bavelnytsia, was a common winter accessory for burgher women and cost about 10 groszy in 1616.

Music

Musicians played for public life and guilds

Guild musicians were vital to community life, performing at weddings, baptisms, and town ceremonies, with guilds established in cities like Kamianets-Podilskyi by 1578 and Lviv by 1580. They played instruments such as violins, dulcimers (tsymbaly), and trumpets to accompany these public celebrations.

At the table

Taxes on tavern drinks in 1523

In 1523, a tavern in Kremenets selling honey or beer was taxed one kopa of groschen, indicating the significant popularity of these drinks.